What does צָדַק · δικαιόω mean in the Bible?
צָדַק · δικαιόω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to declare righteous or acquit".
Hebrew · H6663, G1344
צָדַק
To be (causatively, make ) right (in a moral or forensic sense) · to justify
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צָדַק H6663 to be (causatively, make ) right (in a moral or forensic sense)
Pronunciation ṣāḏaq
Judicial vindication and moral rightness merge: to be declared innocent or to establish justice through forensic acquittal.
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δικαιόω G1344 to justify
Pronunciation dikaióō
To declare or pronounce righteous, not merely to make righteous; forensic acquittal rather than moral transformation.
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What does צָדַק (tsadaq) mean in the Bible?
צָדַק · δικαιόω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to declare righteous or acquit".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H6663, G1344?
H6663, G1344 is connected to 41 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to declare righteous or acquit
Source Gloss
to declare righteous or acquit
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 4 Aligned forms 28
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 20×
Imperfect Job 4:17 · Job 9:2 · Job 11:2 · Job 15:14 · Job 25:4 · Ps 143:2 · Isa 43:26 · Job 22:3 · Job 40:8 · Ps 51:6 · Job 9:20 · Job 13:18 · Ezek 16:52 · Isa 45:25 14×
Perfect Job 9:15 · Job 34:5 · Job 33:12 · Job 35:7 · Gen 38:26 · Ps 19:10 6×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 6×
Imperfect Exod 23:7 · Job 27:5 · Isa 53:11 3×
Participle active Isa 5:23 · Prov 17:15 2×
Sequential imperfect Ps 82:3 1×
Hithpael reflexive or reciprocal — the subject acts on itself or mutually with others 1×
Imperfect Gen 44:16 1×
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 1×
Perfect Jer 3:11 1×
Word Origins
צָדַק is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain